DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2017/2018

Postgraduate Course: Political Thought and Culture in the Formative Era of Islam (IMES11042)

Course Outline

School

School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures

College

College of Humanities and Social Science

Credit level (Normal year taken)

SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)

Availability

Available to all students

SCQF Credits

20

ECTS Credits

10

Summary

In this course we will read a number of important early Islamic texts in English translation and discuss the question of how and why Muslims came up with their various responses to questions about: authority, obedience and rebellion; justice and order; status, hierarchy and communal identity; leadership and qualification for it. We will also read some of secondary scholarship in English on early Islamic political thought and culture. No knowledge of any language other than English is required.

Course description

Not entered

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)

Pre-requisites

Co-requisites

Prohibited Combinations

Other requirements

None

Information for Visiting Students

Pre-requisites

None

Course Delivery Information

Not being delivered

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Be familiar with the main currents of Islamic political thought and culture in the formative and classical periods of Islam.

Have a good understanding of some of the most important secondary literature in English on early Islamic political thought and culture.

Have a good understanding of current debates about early Islamic political thought and culture.

Be familiar with some early Islamic texts in English translation.

Be equipped with the critical skills to evaluate the significance of any given early Islamic text for the history of political thought and culture in Islam.

Be able to research 1-5 in both secondary literature and primary sources in translation.

Be able to present ideas and arguments about 1-5 orally and in written form (especially as essays); be able to debate and discuss these questions with others.